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Auction archive: Lot number 117

1934 Invicta 12/45 Open Tourer

Auction 07.09.2017
7 Sep 2017
Estimate
£80,000 - £90,000
ca. US$104,836 - US$117,941
Price realised:
£75,375
ca. US$98,776
Auction archive: Lot number 117

1934 Invicta 12/45 Open Tourer

Auction 07.09.2017
7 Sep 2017
Estimate
£80,000 - £90,000
ca. US$104,836 - US$117,941
Price realised:
£75,375
ca. US$98,776
Beschreibung:

Description In its all-too-short lifetime Invicta carved out an enviable reputation for building fine sporting motor cars, the bigger Meadows-engined models in particular offering class-leading performance and impeccable build quality. For customers less concerned with ultimate performance, the company offered the 12/45. Introduced in 1932 and built to the firm’s customary high standards, the 12hp ‘Small Invicta’ was an intriguing exercise in circumventing the ludicrous tax on engine capacity that dictated British design policy between the wars. Strongly built and well finished in typical Invicta fashion, the 12/45 used a 1½-litre, six-cylinder, single-overhead-camshaft, Blackburne engine and was available with either tourer or saloon coachwork. Like its big 4½-Litre sister, the Small Invicta had a massive chassis with wide-set springs for maximum stability; nevertheless, it was geared for good acceleration. Contemporary press reports praised the car’s beautiful proportions: ‘the wheelbase is long and the track full width… the effect is to suggest a machine in at least the 16hp class… the chassis is very low in relation to the ground, which enables the height of the complete closed car to be kept as low as 5ft… this effect is secured without suggestion of freakishness.’ This low centre of gravity also aiding and abetting roadholding. Only a handful of around 60 12/45 Invictas were produced by the factory from 1931 – 1934, equipped with the 1.5 litre Blackburne engine. The Invicta Car Club’s records that chassis number L 239 was registered in January 1934 as AXE 750, a London registration number. One of the few 12/45s to survive, the car was owned by much of the post-war period by Mr. Standing, and lattterly a Mr. Bentley. By the 1980s the car was owned by a Mr Heard of Malmesbury in Wiltshire, who rebuilt the car. At this time the engine was rebuilt by Rendall Hour Time, known for preparing cars for VSCC events. It is known to have competed at Enstone and other venues, as well as touring in France. By 1997 it was in the stewardship of the late Roger Lees of Poole, Dorset. This is a well sorted car with vintage sports pedigree and as such ideal for VSCC events. Next Lot » Enquire Your name Email Telephone Message Type your message Join the COYS Connoisseur Club and receive monthly COYS newsletters, regular updates & exclusive member benefits. Search Enter the make/model/year you are interested in

Auction archive: Lot number 117
Auction:
Datum:
7 Sep 2017
Auction house:
Coys
Lower Mortlake Road
Manor Court
Richmond, TW9 2LL
United Kingdom
0044 (0)208 614 7888
+44 (0)208 614 7889
Beschreibung:

Description In its all-too-short lifetime Invicta carved out an enviable reputation for building fine sporting motor cars, the bigger Meadows-engined models in particular offering class-leading performance and impeccable build quality. For customers less concerned with ultimate performance, the company offered the 12/45. Introduced in 1932 and built to the firm’s customary high standards, the 12hp ‘Small Invicta’ was an intriguing exercise in circumventing the ludicrous tax on engine capacity that dictated British design policy between the wars. Strongly built and well finished in typical Invicta fashion, the 12/45 used a 1½-litre, six-cylinder, single-overhead-camshaft, Blackburne engine and was available with either tourer or saloon coachwork. Like its big 4½-Litre sister, the Small Invicta had a massive chassis with wide-set springs for maximum stability; nevertheless, it was geared for good acceleration. Contemporary press reports praised the car’s beautiful proportions: ‘the wheelbase is long and the track full width… the effect is to suggest a machine in at least the 16hp class… the chassis is very low in relation to the ground, which enables the height of the complete closed car to be kept as low as 5ft… this effect is secured without suggestion of freakishness.’ This low centre of gravity also aiding and abetting roadholding. Only a handful of around 60 12/45 Invictas were produced by the factory from 1931 – 1934, equipped with the 1.5 litre Blackburne engine. The Invicta Car Club’s records that chassis number L 239 was registered in January 1934 as AXE 750, a London registration number. One of the few 12/45s to survive, the car was owned by much of the post-war period by Mr. Standing, and lattterly a Mr. Bentley. By the 1980s the car was owned by a Mr Heard of Malmesbury in Wiltshire, who rebuilt the car. At this time the engine was rebuilt by Rendall Hour Time, known for preparing cars for VSCC events. It is known to have competed at Enstone and other venues, as well as touring in France. By 1997 it was in the stewardship of the late Roger Lees of Poole, Dorset. This is a well sorted car with vintage sports pedigree and as such ideal for VSCC events. Next Lot » Enquire Your name Email Telephone Message Type your message Join the COYS Connoisseur Club and receive monthly COYS newsletters, regular updates & exclusive member benefits. Search Enter the make/model/year you are interested in

Auction archive: Lot number 117
Auction:
Datum:
7 Sep 2017
Auction house:
Coys
Lower Mortlake Road
Manor Court
Richmond, TW9 2LL
United Kingdom
0044 (0)208 614 7888
+44 (0)208 614 7889
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